@misc{cac7e753-07c1-4bad-b7e2-2694ecb248a7,
abstract = {This paper presents results for vehicle-to-vehicle<br/><br>
channel characterization based on measurements conducted for<br/><br>
the merging lane scenarios on a highway. We present power<br/><br>
delay profiles as well as channel gains and analyze important<br/><br>
propagation mechanisms to see the impact of line-of-sight (LOS)<br/><br>
and the antenna radiation pattern on the total received power. It<br/><br>
is found that the absence of LOS and strong scattering objects,<br/><br>
close to the point where the ramp merges with a highway,<br/><br>
may result in poor received signal strength. The probability of<br/><br>
dropping packets also increases where there is LOS between TX<br/><br>
and RX but the antenna pattern is not omni-directional. A dip in<br/><br>
the antenna pattern affects the received signal strength severely<br/><br>
which poses a challenge for vehicle-to-vehicle communication in<br/><br>
safety critical situations.},
author = {Abbas, Taimoor and Bernado, Laura and Thiel, Andreas and F. Mecklenbräuker, Christoph and Tufvesson, Fredrik},
isbn = {9781467363396},
keyword = {Antennas And Propagation,Channel Measurements,Merging Lanes,Vehicle To Vehicle Communications},
language = {eng},
pages = {5},
publisher = {ARRAY(0xc308220)},
series = {2013 IEEE 5th International Symposium on Wireless Vehicular Communications, WiVeC 2013 - Proceedings},
title = {Measurements Based Channel Characterization for Vehicle-to-Vehicle Communications at Merging Lanes on Highway},
year = {2013},
}